Erik ten Hag does not appear to have let a rejection to have got the better of him having been spotted with a former Manchester United target - Robin van Persie.
The ex-Red Devils striker retired in 2019 at the age of 35 having returned to boyhood club Feyenoord. He has been working on his coaching badges since and had the chance to seal an emotional return to Old Trafford in the summer.
Van Persie originally left Man Utd in 2015 following a prolific three-year spell in which he scored 58 goals and won the first Premier League title of his career. Having been appointed as Ralf Rangnick’s permanent successor, Ten Hag wanted the ex-forward on his coaching team only for Van Persie to reject the prospect of heading back to Manchester.
